MMAWeekly.com is reporting the following:

Zuffa, LLC – parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship – on Thursday scored its first legal victory against heavyweight champion Randy Couture.

Nevada District Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti granted a motion for a preliminary injunction preventing Couture “from engaging in any promotion or production of events or programming related to unarmed combat during the February 29, 2008 (International Fight League) event” in Las Vegas, according to the court’s minutes of the hearing. The finding also precludes the use of the “name ‘Randy Couture’ and likeness on the IFL website, print materials, banners, and like materials to promote” the event. 

The article goes on to add that on Wednesday, Couture's camp asked the IFL to stop using the name "Xtreme Couture" as it relates to tonights show at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. While no litigation has been brought against the IFL, they still complied with Couture's request and the "Xtreme Couture" team that will be competing tonight has been renamed "Team Tompkins," after its coach, Shawn Tompkins.

Couture will also not be appearing at the event.

It should be noted that the court's initial decision is only preliminary in order to rule on the UFC's request for immediate injunctive relief. A final ruling will be made at a later date. 

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Sam Caplan

Lead Writer/Editor - ProElite.com

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